WESTLAKE G.C. - 09/02/2021: Member Candidate Dawn Sacco's solo Designated Birdie

Ms. Sacco

absconded with that entire wager category's $56 to top the money list. Ron Troncatty's $40 take home evolved from his Super Low Gross win, a tie for Low Putts, and a solo Blind Draw Birdie. Brian Oblak was the Super Low Gross runner-up and joined the 5-way tie for Low Putts, plus his own solo Blind Birdie for a $34 payout. Joe "I'm On A Roll" Cala snared 1st Place in both Low Net & Partners and also joined that Low Putts cluster for a $30 reward. Gordon Crook and Bruce Simon each pocketed $16 with Gordon tied for Super Gross runner-up, in 1st Place Partners, and the 4th name on that Low Putts list, while Bruce tied for both the Porter Low Gross 1st Place and a Low Net 3rd, plus a Partners 2nd. Jimmy Dodds realized $11 from a 2nd Low Net & Partners 3rd. Tom Knickerbocker's sole mark was a tie for Porter Low Gross worth $9. The 5th & final Low Putts awardee was Pat Gallagher claiming $6. Marilou Miller's Partners 2nd Place paid out $4, while $3 apiece found Bob Stone in Partners 3rd Place and John Moskoff tied for 3rd Low Net.
BUENAVENTURA G.C. - 09/09/2021: Tom Malmlund duplicated Ms. Sacco's feat of the previous week by extracting an identical $56 from the wager pots for his solo Designated Birdie. Brian Oblak claimed the uncontested Super Low Gross award while posting a sensational Even-Par 70 that marked "across the board", Super Gross, Low Putts 1st Place, Low Net tied 1st, Partners 3rd, and a shared Blind Birdie. Tony Giapapas shared that tweeter along with 1st Place ties in both Porter Low Gross & Low Net plus a Partners 2nd Place for a $48 take. A solo Blind Birdie paid out $26 to Tom Knickerbocker. A tie for the Porter Low Gross and a Partners 1st Place awarded $25 to Jim Sabbe while Jeff Sable's Low Putts runner-up spot was worth an even Ten Bucks. Mike Belson picked up $8 for Partners 1st Place; Mark Vaughan pocketed $6 as 3rd Low Net; Tom Abraham's Partners 2nd paid $5; and John Moskoff's Partners 3rd disgorged a modest $3.
OLIVAS LINKS G.C. - 09/16/2021: Tom Abraham won $49 to top the day's money list by posting a pair of First Places in both Low Net & Partners along with a solo birdie award. Another solo birdie guy was Bob Stone who picked up $39 by adding a Partners 1st Place, Porter Gross runner-up, and a tie for Low Net 2nd. The Porter Low Gross winner was Tony Giapapas whose $38 take also listed Low Net 2nd, Partners 3rd, and some shared birdie booty. Former Member, Jim Ashton, returning after a lengthy hiatus to begin re-establishing his Handicap Index, realized $24 from his own solo birdie. Brian Oblak pocketed an even Twenty Bucks by winning Low Putts along with the Super Low Gross runner-up. Marilou's Guest Player Ken Boyer shared Tony G's tweeter for $12. Identical $8 awards saluted Ron Troncatty for winning the Super Low Gross with a nifty 78 plus a Partners 3rd and Miguel Romero in the Low Putts runner-up spot. The Partners 2nd Place paid out $4 to Tom Knickerbocker while the tie for Partners 3rd sent a token Two Bucks to John Moskoff.
LOS ROBLES GREENS G.C. - 09/23/2021 After nearly a 6-month hiatus from Thursday Group competition, Burman DeShautelle returned to dominate the scoring by posting a superb Even Par 70. His $107 winnings derived from winning the Super Low Gross, Low Net, Partners, & Low Putts along with Two(2) solo Blind Draw Birdies and a share of another. The now depleted Wager Pots provided just $28 to Miguel Romero for his own solo Blind Birdie and a Partners 2nd Place. Craig Fehrman pocketed $17 from winning the Porter Low Gross, Partners 2nd Place, and a tie for 3rd Low Net. Ron Troncatty picked up $15 for runner-up spots in both Super Low Gross and Low Net plus a Partners 3rd Place. Another $15 payout rewarded Brian Oblak's Partners 1st Place and Low Putts runner-up. Guest Player Kevin Boyce walked off with $12 from a 1/2 birdie share. The Porter Low Gross runner-up spot and tie for 3rd Low Net yielded only $7 to Bob Stone while Tom Abraham milked $3 out of Partners 3rd Place.
VINEYARD G.C. - 09/30/2021It was Brian Oblak's turn atop the winner's list as he pocketed $93 after posting a solid 77 Gross that took First Places in Super Low Gross & Low Putts, 3rd Places in Low Net & Partners and a 2+1/3 lion's share of the birdie pots. Last week's big winner, Burman Deshautelle, was the Super Gross runner-up and added Partners 1st Place & Low Putts 2nd plus a 1/3 birdie share for a depleted $22 payout. A pair of 1st Places in Low Net & Partners sent $15 to John Moskoff and a pair of 2nd Places in those same two wager categories awarded $9 to Marilou Miller. The Porter Low Gross winner was Bob Stone earning &9. Ron Troncatty claimed the final 1/3 share of the birdie booty worth $7. Tom Knickerbocker's $6 award came from his Porter Gross runner-up spot and Partners 3rd Place while Miguel Romero accepted $3 for Partners 3rd Place.

Travel Alert! Our East Coast rep, Coach Jeff Jacobs, a die-hard Raiders fan, flew in from

Mr. Jacobs

Myrtle Beach Sat. 10/2 just to attend the Chargers/Raiders brawl Monday 10/4 at the new SoFi Stadium and squeeze in a round of golf with his Dad before returning on the midnight Monday red-eye flight -- Bruce Simon continuing his run of gigs on several Productions, the latest of which, WB's spinoff of its hit series: "All American", called "All American: Homecoming" has kept him off the tour, but he hopes to find some relief this month -- We've been missing Val Mayer on the tour... let's give him a call on the 29th to wish him a Happy Birthday. -- Editor's note: This column depends on your input. If you have Gigs, or know of anyone else who's working in the biz, has Travel Plans, or anything else of interest of your life outside of the group, please do not hesitate to let our "Gig's" intrepid reporter Mr. Belson know so he can share it with the group!